I will be able to connect what I have learned in the classroom to real world healthcare.
Understand how health systems workSee healthcare in another part of the worldClinical hours and hands-on experience
Global Health Immersion · Summer 2027 · Cape Town
Meet the Pre-Med
Class of 2027.
Three weeks inside South Africa's public and private hospitals. Here is who is going, and why they applied, in their own words.
35
students in the class
6+
universities
27
first and second years
45 to 60
physician-verified clinical hours each
The class of 2027
In their own words.
Every quote below comes from the student's application, where we asked: how do you think iX can help you?
The hands on experience that this program offers would be extremely useful in my future endeavors.
Clinical hours and hands-on experience
JH
Jace Holley
University of Colorado Boulder
Class of 2028
Session 1 · Summer 2027
I have always wanted to practice medicine in Africa.
See healthcare in another part of the worldClinical hours and hands-on experienceUnderstand how health systems work
Turn my passion of healthcare and service into meaningful, hands-on experience.
Clinical hours and hands-on experienceLearn from professionals and meet peersGrow as a person
TT
Taylar Teetsel
Vanderbilt University
Class of 2029
Session 1 · Summer 2027
People I otherwise never would've met.
Clinical hours and hands-on experienceLearn from professionals and meet peers
MF
Mak Friedman
University of Colorado Boulder
Class of 2030
Session 1 · Summer 2027
Talking through each other's knowledge and how we can build off each other.
Learn from professionals and meet peers
JL
Jessica Levy
University of Colorado Boulder
Class of 2028
Session 2 · Summer 2027
Hands on experience by shadowing under medical professionals.
Clinical hours and hands-on experience
Experiences that will go far beyond a college classroom.
Understand how health systems workLearn from professionals and meet peersGrow as a person
MB
Madeleine Brenner
University of Colorado Boulder
Class of 2029
Session 1 · Summer 2027
I want to learn and experience as much as I can in my pre-med journey.
Clinical hours and hands-on experience
iXperience can help me by giving me real world experience.
Clinical hours and hands-on experienceSee healthcare in another part of the world
Learn so much about the health world to let me see where I want to end up.
Figure out which path in medicine fitsSee healthcare in another part of the world
Push me outside of the traditional pre-med path.
Grow as a personLearn from professionals and meet peers
Different culture, different part of the world, different medical needs.
See healthcare in another part of the worldGrow as a person
Figure out 100% that med school is exactly what I want to pursue.
Clinical hours and hands-on experienceFigure out which path in medicine fits
OH
Olivia Hamilton
UT Austin
Class of 2030
Session 1 · Summer 2027
More confident in my decision to pursue medicine.
Figure out which path in medicine fitsClinical hours and hands-on experienceSee healthcare in another part of the worldLearn from professionals and meet peers
MM
Molly Marino
University of Michigan
Class of 2028
Session 1 · Summer 2027
See how health care and public health challenges differ throughout the world.
See healthcare in another part of the worldClinical hours and hands-on experience
BK
Brenna Keefe
University of Colorado Boulder
Class of 2030
Session 1 · Summer 2027
Fields that I might know nothing about, and could end up being passionate about.
Clinical hours and hands-on experienceFigure out which path in medicine fitsSee healthcare in another part of the world
DV
Danielle Verbolovskiy
Class of 2030
Session 1 · Summer 2027
I am still deciding between PA school and medical school.
Figure out which path in medicine fitsSee healthcare in another part of the world
JH
Jackson Harris
UNC Chapel Hill
Class of 2030
Session 1 · Summer 2027
I think it can help me learn more about myself.
Figure out which path in medicine fitsGrow as a person
To be a good doctor, it's important to understand the system you work within.
Understand how health systems workSee healthcare in another part of the world
AB
Anna Butsch
University of Colorado Boulder
Class of 2030
Session 1 · Summer 2027
Travel the world but meet new people and learn more about medicine.
See healthcare in another part of the worldLearn from professionals and meet peers
SS
Scarlet Sutherland
University of Colorado Boulder
Class of 2030
Session 1 · Summer 2027
Hands on learning and a really good look into medical programs.
Clinical hours and hands-on experienceSee healthcare in another part of the world
An immersive experience in global health.
See healthcare in another part of the worldLearn from professionals and meet peers
A new perspective on life outside of the United States.
Grow as a personSee healthcare in another part of the worldLearn from professionals and meet peers
AJ
Anne Johnson
UT Austin
Class of 2030
Session 1 · Summer 2027
Help me understand if this is the path for me.
Figure out which path in medicine fits
IH
Illeana Higby-Medina
University of Colorado Boulder
Class of 2029
Session 1 · Summer 2027
Deepen my understanding of both trauma care and surgical practices.
See surgery and trauma care up closeLearn from professionals and meet peers
SG
Sapna Goel
Vanderbilt University
Class of 2029
Session 1 · Summer 2027
An experience that my coursework at Vanderbilt cannot.
Understand how health systems workSee healthcare in another part of the worldClinical hours and hands-on experience
AO
Abby Oakland
University of Colorado Boulder
Class of 2030
Session 1 · Summer 2027
Hands on experience in multiple career fields, while in the US that is way harder to come by.
Clinical hours and hands-on experienceFigure out which path in medicine fits
HH
Harty Hildebrand
UT Austin
Class of 2030
Session 1 · Summer 2027
Expanding my understanding of medicine beyond the United States.
See healthcare in another part of the worldGrow as a person
YS
Yaretzi Salas
University of Colorado Boulder
Class of 2030
Session 1 · Summer 2027
Experience medical help and services in other parts of the world.
See healthcare in another part of the worldFigure out which path in medicine fits
MB
Madeline Brotz
University of Colorado Boulder
Class of 2028
Session 1 · Summer 2027
I want to be a part of something bigger than myself.
Grow as a person
Learning about my own biases and shortcomings, so that I can eventually become a better physician and person.
See healthcare in another part of the worldGrow as a person
TM
Tatum McBride
Class of 2027
Session 2 · Summer 2027
I also hope it makes me more confident in who I am.
Grow as a personClinical hours and hands-on experience
FG
Frederick Gowski
University of Michigan
Class of 2030
Session 1 · Summer 2027
I'd like to experience an OR environment to see whether surgery is truly the field I want to pursue.
Figure out which path in medicine fitsSee surgery and trauma care up closeUnderstand how health systems work
JA
Jack Adams
University of Virginia
Class of 2030
Session 1 · Summer 2027
I want to explore the world and not take the freedom of college for granted.
Clinical hours and hands-on experienceSee healthcare in another part of the world
Your name here.
Applications for Summer 2027 are open. Read the profiles, then see if the program fits what you need.
Apply nowWhy they're going
What brought this class to Cape Town.
The reasons that came up most across the class's applications.
See healthcare in another part of the world
19/35
Clinical hours and hands-on experience
17/35
Figure out which path in medicine fits
10/35
Learn from professionals and meet peers
10/35
Grow as a person
10/35
Understand how health systems work
6/35
See surgery and trauma care up close
2/35
Grouped from what each student wrote in their application. Most named more than one reason.
The program
Two health systems. One city. Three weeks.
Cape Town runs a public system and a private system side by side. The class spends a week inside each, then a week where medicine is heading next.
WEEK 1 · PUBLIC HEALTH
Where most of the country gets care.
Public hospitals, community clinics and mobile clinics that reach people where they live. High volume, real constraints, a lot of ingenuity.
“A new perspective of medicine in a place with less resources in public health.”
Jace Holley
University of Colorado Boulder
WEEK 2 · PRIVATE HEALTH
Specialist medicine at full resource.
Private practices and specialist physicians, plus hands-on time in a surgical skills lab practicing on simulators.
“Witness South Africa's private healthcare system firsthand.”
Natalie Goldman
University of Colorado Boulder
WEEK 3 · HEALTH TECH AND INNOVATION
Where medicine is going.
Research labs, preventative and longevity health, and the founders building new models of care.
“Exploring what comes next in the medical field.”
Brooklyn Morgan
University of Colorado Boulder
Real experience. Clear boundaries.
What every student in this class leaves with.
45 to 60 clinical hours, verified and signed by a licensed physician and formatted to log in AMCAS.
Students do
- Shadow licensed physicians in both public and private settings
- Log 45 to 60 physician-verified hours, described accurately for AMCAS
- Practice clinical skills on simulators in a surgical skills lab
- Reflect each day against the AAMC core competencies
Students do not
- Provide care to patients or perform procedures
- Count simulator time as physician shadowing
- Claim this experience as residency or medical school credit
For the people behind them
For parents.
Your student will be one of this class, living and learning together in Cape Town with our team on the ground every day. The best way to know what it is like is to ask someone who has done it.
Talk to a 2026 student and their familyOur Program Director lives in Cape Town
On the ground and reachable for the full three weeks
12 years running programs in Cape Town
iX has been doing this since 2013
4,500+ alumni
From 170+ universities including Harvard, Duke, Vanderbilt and UNC
Summer 2027 is taking shape
There is a seat at the end of the row.
If you read these and recognised yourself, take a look at whether the program fits what you need for your application.
Apply now